PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997070381 — SULFURIC ACID — HALE, CO

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Incident I-1997070381PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997070381. Incident date: 1996-02-21. Location: HALE, CO. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES. Shipper: KENNECOTT COPPER CORP. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 0 released | UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 12462 LGA released | UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 13637 LGA released | UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 13661 LGA released | UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 5519 LGA released | UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 6072 LGA released. How failed: Punctured / Ripped or Torn. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. Reported result: Spillage. Reporter-submitted DOT Form 5800.1 data may be incomplete, corrected, supplemented, or misreported. A record, serious-incident classification, failure description, or relationship to a reporting rule is not a PHMSA causal finding, compliance determination, or finding of a violation.#

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